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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: Womble on September 27, 2016, 07:54:15 pm
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Hi folks,
I bought a set of four McMaster FEC slides from Ebay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/McMASTER-EGG-COUNTING-SLIDE-MODEL-G2A-BUY-THREE-GET-ONE-FREE-/152011537731) to spread the cost of shipping from Canada, and I now have two spare sets up for grabs, first come first served.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/~l8AAOxyldpR--p7/s-l1600.jpg)
They cost me £12.50 each, so if I add a fiver for Postage and shoe leather down to the post office, that's £17.50 delivered, payment via bank transfer.
Any takers? :thumbsup:
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I will have one, however you will have to wait until I get my computer back on line. Not got a clue when that will be.
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This looks like something I could get into... Are there any directions on how to prepare the samples on the slide, and what to count (if that doesn't sound daft)?
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Hi [member=75709]Buttermilk[/member], a cheque is fine if that's easier for you?
[member=7747]farmershort[/member], there are some basic instructions here (http://web.uri.edu/sheepngoat/files/McMaster-Test_Final3.pdf), and also several videos on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ8tzswA3tc). You'll need a microscope with 40x and 100x total magnification (usually that means a 4x and a 10x 'objective' lens on the bottom, coupled with a 10x lens on the eyepiece), and a mechanical 'stage' for moving the slide around accurately (suitable microscopes are about £150 new, or less than £100 on fleabay). The other kit required is described in the instructions above.
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If you still have a spare I'd like one but looks like I've missed out.
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Maybe..... depends if Farmershort wants one. If not, you can have second dibs Dogwalker.
{Of course if four more people are interested, there's nothing to stop somebody from ordering another pack from the same link and doing the same thing!}
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It'll take me a while to get all the other kit together, so feel free to count me out this time.
Perhaps I can do the next order...
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These went in the post yesterday - thanks everyone! :thumbsup:
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Arrived safely.
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As did your cheque, Buttermilk :thumbsup:
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Thank you arrived yesterday.